A fun evening to spend time with one of the top wine producers on the Olympic Peninsula and in the state of Washington. Special menu provided to compliment the featured wines for the evening.
Reservations
Advance reservations are required by calling 360.928.3211. Book overnight room reservations online or directly at the front desk.
Dates & Price
| December 2, 2017 | Camaraderie Cellars | $99.00 |
Camaraderie Cellars
Wines made from Washington State grape varieties tend to be very “fruit driven” rather than highlighting herb notes as in some other regions of the world. In food and wine pairing it has been said “if it grows together it goes together”. Washington State produces many varieties of apples, cherries, berries, and a wide variety of “pit fruit” crops. These fresh fruit characteristics show up in Washington State wines at their best and particularly in Camaraderie Cellars’ wines.
Camaraderie wines are intentionally made to be “food wines”. The goal is to craft wines with a balance of true-to-the-vineyard flavors, acid, and tannins. All of these elements are crucial to a wine’s ability to hold up to full flavored meals. As an equally important benefit, good food wines also have aging potential that will help soften tannins all the more.
Camaraderie Cellars is owned by Don and Vicki Corson who have made the Olympic Peninsula their home since 1990. Whenever we are at a wine festival we are often asked “Why Port Angeles?” Making wine in Port Angeles does seem a bit out of the ordinary since it is located on the “wet” west side of the Cascade Mountains and the grapes are from vineyards on the “dry” east side. But our answer is that although the winery is some distance from the grapes, ocean breezes from the Strait of Juan de Fuca make the Olympic Peninsula an ideal place for our Washington winery. We invite you to judge for yourself.